With over 35,000 sounds, this educational 5-pack of KOMPLETE 13 from Native Instruments is a wide-ranging collection of 49 virtual instruments, 16 effects, and 24 expansions that span multiple genres and production tasks. Usable for production, performance and sound design, the thousands of sounds are easily searchable and accessible via the unified instrument browser, using musical tags and keywords.
This version includes new synthesizers, world instruments, GUITAR RIG 6 PRO, studio and creative effects, expansions, and more, plus the well-known content from KOMPLETE 12. All the instruments and effects were designed to be fully compatible with the company's KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards (available separately). Additionally, KOMPLETE 13 offers seamless integration with MASCHINE and is supplied on a USB hard drive for installation.
Note:
This product is an educational discounted version available to qualified, accredited academic institutions only (not for individual teachers or students). Proof of current educational status is required.
What's New in Version 13
SUPER 8
- Vintage polysynth sounds
- Eight voices
- Easy-to-use interface
- Distinctive, heavily processed drums
- Punchy, production-ready beats
- A special ingredient for trappy melodies, hazy hooks, plucks, and resampled pads for hip hop, grime, drill, and more
- Hazy keys, synths, guitars, and bass
- Recorded and processed for lo-fi warmth with creative effects chain
- Combines sought-after vintage modular synth samples with wavetable synthesis and powerful effect macros
- Authentic Afro-Cuban flair in a rich, highly flexible instrument
- The signature sound of Nils Frahm’s evocative concert grand
- Captured in Berlin’s Funkhaus complex
- A beautifully sampled, playable electric guitar
- Over 150 patterns, riffs, and arpeggios
- Tailored for contemporary productions
- High-fidelity creative reverb
- Powerful ambiences and twisted modulation
- Expressive sound sculpting and complex sound design excursions
- Elegant tonal destruction from a modern take on three iconic effects
- BITE: Precision bit-crushing
- FREAK: Three sound-bending modulation types with retro radio lo-fi and versatily sidechain ability
- DIRT: Organic-sounding distortion with flexible routing
- Revamped, designed, and reimagined
- New tones, new amps, new effects, and new ways to sculpt your sound
- Deconstructed breaks, evolving pads, disruptive bass, and crisp drums to give you the rhythmic kaleidoscope of post-jungle
- The spirit of deep techno and early-hours euphoria with pulsating rhythms, deep basses, and stirring synth lines
- The melodic atmosphere of modern pop rhythms with raw acoustic and electronic R&B flare
MECHANIX
- Niche, industrial sounds for MASSIVE X with crunchy basslines, metallic percussion, synced stabs, and dark soundscapes
MOEBIUS
- Rhythmic loops, sequences, and synthesized noise, plus percussion and drum presets for MASSIVE X with macro tweakability madness
NOCTURNAL STATE
- The polished sound of minimalist techo and house
PULSE
- Deep-sea subs, corrosive and distorted lines, talkative formants, and futuristic takes on low-end classics for MASSIVE X
RISING CRESCENT
- The distinctive sound of the Mediterranean and the East fused with modern bass production techniques
RUSH
- Peak-time MASSIVE X presets built for serious front-left fun—euphoric melodies, tension, and high-octane atmosphere
SCENE
- Sequenced, multitimbral, and complex MASSIVE X presets for immersive atmospheres and evolving soundscapes
SOLAR BREEZE
- An evocative panorama of indie electronica with exclusive acoustic-electronic sounds
SPECTRUM QUAKE
- Big, bold, and booming MASSIVE bass presets that will shake up your sound for any genre
STADIUM FLEX
- Vibrant MASSIVE presets blending trap, EDM, and pop aesthetics for radio and festival hits
Synthesized and Electronic
KINETIC METAL
- Yet-unheard, signature sound worlds
- Easy-to-use macro controls for deep manipulation
- Auto-Motion for constantly evolving soundscapes
- 211 instruments, 1751 samples, 1.55GB (compressed)
- Discover a powerful new form of expressive sound design
- Expand your sonic versatility—create anything from evolving soundscapes and textured pads to earth-shaking basses and searing digital noise
- Generate original results quickly and easily with an intuitive interface, or dig deep for detailed tweaking
- Synthesizer combining digital and analog engines with complex, sequenced sound-shifting capabilities
- Design and sequence up to sixteen different sounds
- Unique key-switch setup for on-the-fly resequencing
- Phase-modulation synthesizer with motion engine
- Motion Recorder delivers innovative modulation possibilities
- Advanced architecture for endless sound-design options
- Organic sonic character
- Eight-part drum sampler with randomizing capabilities and creative layering
- Intuitive controls
- Eighteen onboard effects for expansive sound sculpting
- Analog mono synthesizer
- Mono basses and leads for any style
- Easy-to-use controls
- Virtual-analog architecture for large sounds
- Equally flexible in the studio or onstage
- Comprehensive library with 1300 presets
- Next-generation, flagship wavetable synthesizer
FM8
- FM synthesis
- 960 presets with sharp, crystal-clear sounds
- Powerful FM matrix, arpeggiator, flexible envelopes
- Loads patches from classic FM hardware units
- 200 synthesizer sounds plus 1400 sound variations
- Dramatic sonic transitions
- Based on new REAKTOR synthesizer
- Polyphonic instrument and effects processor
- 370 ready-to-play sounds
- Includes separate FX version
- Semi-modular synthesizer for pads, grooves, and abstract soundscapes
- Sound Mutator to create new sounds
- 1800 atmospheric presets
- 16 legendary vintage instruments from the '70s and '80s
- Consolidated user interface for instant control
- Smart arpeggiator with advanced custom options
- Innovative chord player for performance and more
Drums, Samplers, World Instruments, and More
DRUMLAB
- Sound of acoustic drums with an electronic edge
- Advanced drum layering
- Out-of-the-box, production-ready sounds
- Ultrafast workflow
- Drum sampler
- Fast workflow for maximum creativity
- Library of electronic and urban styles
- Effects, intuitive routing, and sidechaining
- Three premium acoustic kits from Pearl, Yamaha, and Sonor
- Fully featured mixer and effects
- Large groove library and fills for all styles
- Two famous 1960s drum kits, recorded with vintage equipment at Abbey Road
- Class-A effects and detailed mix control
- Comprehensive groove library with '60s-style beats
- Kick and bass instrument
- Marries sound design, sequencing, and modulation with classic mixing techniques
WEST AFRICA
- 26 percussion and eight tonal instruments playable as solo or polyrhythmic ensembles
- 3GB of uncompressed samples
- Pattern sequencer with 74 pre-programmed ensemble patterns
- Contains a dark alter ego ideal for cinematic use
- Vast library of rhythms and scales for instant composition
- 16 instruments (one ensemble, nine percussion instruments, six melodic instruments)
- 7GB of uncompressed samples
- Traditional sounds of Arabic, Turkish, and Persian instruments for KONTAKT 6
REAKTOR 6
- Build custom synths, samplers, effects, and sound-design tools
- Experiment with rack-style modular patching using Blocks
- Discover over 70 included instruments plus thousands of sounds in the User Library
- Advanced sampler
- Play and control true-to-life sampled instruments
- Deep sample-editing and instrument-building options
- Onboard library packed with instruments and samples
- Four-piece horn section
- Well suited for funk, pop, reggae, indie, and neo-soul productions
- Voice Split creates authentic arrangements automatically
- Play free or jam with over 170 flexible phrases
SESSION STRINGS
- String sections for modern productions
- 2.4GB of rich ensemble samples
- 12 articulations for expressive playing
- Play rhythmic phrases with the Animator
SESSION STRINGS 2
- An 11-piece ensemble with an intimate sound for contemporary tracks
Pianos, Organs, Guitar, and Bass
THE GRANDEUR
- Concert grand piano for everything from pop to classical
- Balanced sound with a modern, singing tone
- Over 2500 individual samples and eighteen velocity zones
- Sampled from a legendary classical concert grand
- Standard vintage upright
- Expressive, modulated tone
- 2300 individual samples and 16 velocity zones
- Sampled from a vintage upright built in 1908
- Vintage grand piano suited to pop, rock, urban, and jazz
- 2500 individual samples and eighteen velocity zones
- Control levels of pedals, damper, string, and hammer sounds
- Sampled from a vintage 1905 grand piano
- The sound of the world's biggest upright piano
- Sampled from the Klavins Piano Model 370i
- Forty presets for urban pop, film-score pathos, soft piano ballads, driving rock riffs, or dim jazzy timbres
UNA CORDA
- Evocative tones from a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted upright piano
- Full range of distinct sound characters, from soft and resonant to percussive and textural
- Sampled in intimate detail to deliver everything from up-close realism to resonant overtones
- 10GB with 100 snapshots and 3 instruments
- Fluid playability for quickly creating professional rhythm parts
- Double tracking, fret noise, and onboard effects for added sonic depth
- 8.5GB of uncompressed samples
- Bass sound of 70s disco and funk
- Pure bass sound for flexibility in any genre
- Seventeen expressive articulations and techniques
- Sampled Rickebacker 4003 electric bass guitar
SCARBEE A-200
- Classic electric piano
- Wide dynamic range with sixteen velocities per key
- Authentic character with all idiosyncrasies
- Horizontal Release Technology for realistic sound
- Sampled Clavinet and Pianet N models
- Nearly 8GB of samples
- Horizontal Release Technology for realistic sound
- Classic electric piano sound
- Onboard effects and adjustable instrument noise
- Individual release samples for all twelve velocities
- Authentic reproduction of the sound of five organs
- 100 presets spanning five instruments
- All manuals (upper, lower, and pedal) included
Expansions
TRUE SCHOOL
- Versatile sounds for futuristic beatmaking
- Includes 40 MASCHINE kits and 51 BATTERY kits
- 491 acoustic and electric drum samples
- A bridge between classic soul music and 21st century production techniques
- Includes 50 MASCHINE kits and 59 Battery kits
- MASSIVE and PRISM presets
- Captures the authentic vibes of Berlin's underground sound
- Includes 48 MASCHINE kits and 52 BATTERY kits
- 10 MASSIVE presets and 15 MONARK presets
- Delivers the reverb-drenched sound of contemporary ambient electronica
- Includes 50 MASCHINE kits and 55 BATTERY kits
- Exclusive instrument and effect presets for REAKTOR PRISM and MASSIVE
- The hyper-real sound of trance-infused EDM
- Includes 40 MASCHINE kits and 50 BATTERY kits
- MASSIVE presets for basses, leads, and more
- Exclusive sounds for synth pop production
- Includes 45 MASCHINE kits and 50 BATTERY kits
- 299 drum samples and 347 one-shot hits
- Created by Mobb Deep's Havoc
- Includes 50 MASCHINE kits and 61 BATTERY kits
- MASSIVE presets for additional low-end punch
- Dynamic, dark, dancefloor-ready sounds
- Includes 42 MASCHINE kits and 47 BATTERY kits
- MASSIVE and MONARK presets
- A fusion of funk, R&B, and house music
- Includes 48 MASCHINE kits and 52 BATTERY kits loaded with FX, EQ, and patterns
- 20 MASSIVE presets and 20 MONARK presets
- Raw beats and heavy sub-bass with distortion, atmosphere, and color
- Includes 41 MASCHINE kits and 48 BATTERY kits
- MASSIVE and MONARK presets for deep bass
Creative and Studio Effects
SUPERCHARGER
- Harmonic-rich sound of pure tube compression
- One-knob design for fast results
- Create any effect from subtly warm to crushed
- Distortion filter
- Distortion and filter-resonance levels deliver anything from subtle movement to total sonic destruction
- AM modulation adds more possibilities
- Buildup and breakdown effect
- Stereo compressor combined with a gate/expander
- Based on a classic '80s mix console
- Switchable hard- and soft-knee modes
- Two attack modes and two release modes
- Inspired by the legendary bus compressor from a famous British console
- Provides renowned audio glue compression
- Added sidechain input and dry/wet control
- Use on stereo sum, drum groups, single tracks
- Transparent 6-band equalizer with two fully parametric bands
- Useful for surgical problem solving to broad sound-smoothing
- Envelope shaper
- Bring sounds from the back of the mix to the front
- Enhance attack on drums and percussion
- Fix muddy recordings or reduce reverb
- Convolution reverb with over 300 impulse responses (IRs)
- Digital, real, synthesized and special IR content
- Streamlined controls deliver instant usability
- Three high-fidelity algorithms for versatile sound
- Resonant filter and phaser for additional motion
- Amplifier emulation based on Rammstein guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe's personal setup
- Modeled on Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Revision C
- Large number of presets designed by Kruspe
- Matched Cabinet and Control Room features
TRAKTOR'S 12
- 12 studio-ready effects from TRAKTOR
- Easily usable as a plug-in in any studio setup
- Hybrid live performance and real-time remix tool derived from Tim Exile's live setup
- 40 playable effects
- Playable via MIDI keyboard
MOD PACK
- PHASIS, CHORAL, and FLAIR modulation plug-ins